Crafting a Custom Walnut & Maple Loudspeaker

Video Description

www.css-audio.com Watch Dan's journey of building a true high-end loudspeaker from scratch using solid walnut, maple, aluminum, and premium drivers. In this video, Dan from CSS Audio takes a simple triangular concept and transforms it into a kick-ass custom speaker with complicated woodworking, aluminum detailing, and high-performance audio design. Follow along from raw lumber to final listening tests as we cover panel preparation, dado cuts, chamfers, aluminum finishing, driver installation, crossover design, and acoustic measurements. If you love DIY audio, speaker building, woodworking, or high-fidelity sound, this project is packed with inspiration, tips, and audiophile-level performance. 👉 Expect: ✔ Unique triangular loudspeaker design ✔ Solid hardwood cabinet construction ✔ Pro driver selection & crossover modeling ✔ Real acoustic measurements & listening impressions Perfect for DIY speaker builders, woodworkers, and audiophiles who want both art and performance in their home audio setup. Parts Used: CSS LD25X Tweeter CSS LDW6 Midrange 2 x Wavecor SW223BD03 Woofers 00:00 intro 00:45 fleshing out the idea 01:12 hanging at the sawmill 01:55 creating buildable panels 05:43 explaining angles 06:30 cutting angles 06:51 cutting dadoes for side panels 08:53 cutting midrange enclosure panels 11:14 chamfering edges 11:58 working the aluminum 14:09 cutting dadoes for the aluminum 15:49 chiseling square groove ends 16:48 driver layout 19:03 repairing oopsies 20:25 glue-up 23:45 repairing dent in walnut 24:22 repairing gaps in aluminum grooves 25:50 finishing with Rubio 26:53 installing wires and damping material 28:00 installing drivers 29:00 acoustic measurements 30:10 aluminum installation 31:09 crossover assembly 31:41 first listen and final impressions